A talking point, courtesy of Stephen King

[gamma_x_orionis]

"Most writers can remember the first book he/she put down thinking 'I can do better than this.  Hell, I am doing better than this!'"
-Stephen King, On Writing
Do you remember reading a book that made you think that?  Or maybe a story - even a piece of fanfiction?  I totally had that experience with a certain bestseller based on Twilight fanfiction

Comments

[rhye]

YES ABSOLUTELY because the irony was that book was The Dreamcatcher and when I got to this part of On Writing I laughed and laughed and laughed.

[tamlane]

I think many of us have read the beginning of that certain bestseller and said to ourselves, "WTF is this crap?"

[gamma_x_orionis]

I am still much angrier about that book's success than is reasonable or healthy. *sighs heavily*

[nightfalltwen]

You and me both.

[sara_lakali]

I don't remember what that first book was. I only know there have been a lot of them--mostly because I am a fairly indiscriminate reader of profic. As long as it falls in my wheelhouse, I'll read it.

[who_la_hoop]

I've read lots of books like that :D However, given that I am yet to actually finish writing a book, they're doing better than me... so far!

[awakenyourfaith]

Probably the same book that was mentioned earlier in the comments :P UGH.